KETONE COMPOUNDS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR CHOLESTEROL MANAGEMENT AND RELATED USES - Patent 1326822

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EP 1 326 822 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	15.08.2002

(43)	Date of publication:
	16.07.2003 Bulletin 2003/29

(21)	Application number: 01981499.5

(22)	Date of filing: 11.10.2001

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International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: C07C 49/17, C07C 49/245, C07C 49/258, C07C 49/185, A61K 31/12, A61K 31/185, A61K 31/21, A61K 31/275, A61K 31/095, A61K 31/33, A61K 31/66, C07C 49/782, C07C 49/215, C07C 49/723, C07C 49/743, C07C 49/747, C07C 49/507, C07C 50/30, C07C 261/04, C07F 9/09, C07F 9/24

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0131/872

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0203/0860 (18.04.2002 Gazette 2002/16)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

11.10.2000 US 239232 P

(71)	Applicant: Esperion Therapeutics Inc.
	Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	DASSEUX, Jean-Louis, H. Brighton, MI 48116 (US) ONICIU, Carmen, Daniela Gainesville, FL 32605 (US)

(74)	Representative: Jump, Timothy John Simon et al
	Venner Shipley & Co.20 Little Britain London EC1A 7DH London EC1A 7DH (GB)

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